Patents Assigned to ABOUT TIME DESIGN LIMITED
  • Patent number: 8517045
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to an automatic fluid flow control device 1 for a fluid supply, the device comprising: an actuator 41 that carries or includes a magnet 43, the actuator being movable within a housing 3 from a first position corresponding to a normal fluid supply to a second position corresponding to a fluid oversupply, wherein the actuator 41 is removable from the housing 3 to enable the device to be cleaned, and the housing and actuator are configured so that the actuator can only be accommodated in the housing in an orientation that enables the magnet to exert a magnetic force to close a valve in the fluid supply as the actuator moves from the first to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: About Time Design Limited
    Inventor: James Wesley Barnham
  • Publication number: 20110017928
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to an automatic fluid flow control device (1) for a fluid supply, the device comprising: an actuator (41) that carries or includes a magnet (43), the actuator being movable within a housing (3) from a first position corresponding to a normal fluid supply to a second position corresponding to a fluid oversupply, wherein the actuator (41) is removable from the housing (3) to enable the device to be cleaned, and the housing and actuator are configured so that the actuator can only be accommodated in the housing in an orientation that enables said magnet to exert a magnetic force to close a valve in said fluid supply as said actuator moves from said first to said second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: ABOUT TIME DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: James Wesley BARNHAM
  • Publication number: 20100314565
    Abstract: One embodiment of a fluid control device for a fluid supply comprises: a housing (31) defining a fluid supply channel (34) with a fluid inlet (35) for coupling to a fluid supply and a fluid outlet (36) for coupling to an appliance, the housing additionally defining a chamber (44) with an inlet (40) for coupling to an overflow and an outlet (41) for coupling to a drain; a valve (55) located in said fluid supply channel (34) and moveable from a first open position to a second closed position where fluid flow through the channel (34) is substantially restricted; and an actuator (52) provided in said chamber (44) and moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the valve (55) and actuator (44) are magnetically coupled to one another such that movement of the actuator (44) from said first position to said second position causes the valve (55) to move from said open position to said closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: ABOUT TIME DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: James Wesley Barnham
  • Publication number: 20080216900
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a fluid control device for a fluid supply, the device comprising: a housing (31) defining a fluid supply channel (34) with a fluid inlet (35) for coupling to a fluid supply and a fluid outlet (36) for coupling to an appliance, the housing additionally defining a chamber (44) with an inlet (40) for coupling to an overflow and an outlet (41) for coupling to a drain; a valve (55) located in said fluid supply channel (34) and moveable from a first open position to a second closed position where fluid flow through the channel (34) is substantially restricted; an actuator (52) provided in said chamber (44) and moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the valve (55) and actuator (44) are magnetically coupled to one another such that movement of the actuator (44) from said first position to said second position causes the valve (55) to move from said open position to said closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: ABOUT TIME DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: James Wesley Barnham